Archive for October, 2008
The cult of Getting Things Done: an introduction to GTD
This is one of a series of posts on my mission to improve my productivity using Getting Things Done (GTD). Read the full series here. GTD and me When I started this blog, I chose the name Mission Creep because I have a lot of pride in my productivity (I am an efficient doer) and [...]
Getting started with Getting Things Done (GTD)
This is the introduction to a short series of posts about my mission to improve my productivity by applying the principles of Getting Things Done (GTD), David Allen’s self-help bible on workload management. An enormous amount has been written about GTD, and everyone’s implementation will vary. So in this series I will focus on what [...]
Even better Gmail with Google Redesigned
I recently discovered the joys of the Google Redesigned plugin for Firefox 3. It transforms your Gmail from this: To this: Seriously, don’t even think twice. Just install it. I’ve been using Gmail since its beta release and, despite its many strengths, have often struggled to find commonly used buttons because of the (frankly terrible) [...]
Heroes tweet amongst us
The view from my Gmail window this morning: I’ve always had @stephenfry high on my fantasy dinner invitation list, but this is much better. I won’t even have to cook.
Blog Action Day: or how I learned to stop being selfish and love the power of porridge
I am a selfish person. That’s the main finding from my 59 days thinking about poverty: or rather, thinking about how little I usually think, let alone do, anything about poverty. I dodge the clipboard-wielding out-of-work actors on Victoria Street (and have even told one to fuck off on occasion). I use the clothing collection [...]
Hello, I'm Neil Williams. I'm a government web geek, a dad, a husband, a grower of veg, a keeper of hens and a lapsed comedy writer, roughly in that order. 
